Name/Title
Ruth E. Thompson's slate with stylus and pencil, c. 1905Entry/Object ID
2021.137.1Description
Acc. No. 21.137.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; Schools
Date or Period: c. 1905
Object: slate with pencil and stylus
Description: a slate, with frame of untreated wood, which has a pierced hole at the top, through which two cords are looped, one which is attached to a slate stylus pen, and the other which is attached to a stub of a Dixon's Sequoia pencil No. 2, 1277, without eraser. Underneath the hole drilled for the cords, is stamped, 'Miss Ruth E. Thompson.', and around the rim other names are penciled, such as Laura Greeley, Jean M. Brown, Liza Crane, Fernie Frost, "Newsit" Thomas, J.H. Deal. On verso is stamped 'Made in U.S.A'.
Size: L 8 3/4" x W 6 3/4"
History of Object: Slate, with vintage pencil and stylus, previously owned by Ruth E. Thompson and others. Ruth (b. June 1881) lived in Alameda in 1900, but the family moved to Berkeley around 1909. The other names were all possibly also residents; Laura Greeley could be Laura E. Greeley (b. 1882) wife of Charles B. Greeley, Alameda residents in 1900. J. H. Deal could have been Joseph H. Deal (b. 1868), resident in Alameda 1900-1930. No information could be found about the other people.
Acquired from: unknown
Catalog Date: December 6, 2021
